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Help for the overweight could be at the end of a phone
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC Public Health.
Inexpensive face-to-face weight-loss support programmes effective
May 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For people trying to maintain weight after participation in a weight-loss programme, support from nurses is as effective as a more expensive intensive programme with dieticians and exercise specialists. The ...
Carrot or bribe? Rewards for healthier lifestyle stir debate
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Health authorities and corporations are increasingly offering money to people who quit smoking, lose weight or take medicine, despite uncertainty that such incentives work beyond a few months, doctors said on Friday.
GPs 'could do more' to help obese avoid surgery
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Surgery to treat obesity could be avoided if GPs and healthcare trusts put more time and money into early stage weight management programmes, a senior clinical researcher will say today.
Study finds meal replacements aid weight loss
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss, according to a new study conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the August 2009 issue of the ...
3 to 6 months to lose weight gained in pregnancy is normal
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly -- just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But according to the German Institute for Quality ...
Wedding day weight wishes: Lose more than 20 pounds
Jan 24, 2008 |
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Order flowers, invitations, band and food, rent a reception hall, plan the honeymoon and buy a wedding dress. And drop more than 20 pounds before the big day.
Link between erectile dysfunction and obesity explored in obesity and weight management
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Obese men are at increased risk for erectile dysfunction (ED), likely caused by atherosclerosis-related hypertension and cardiovascular disease, as well as hormonal changes associated with obesity, as described in a timely ...
Probiotics may be able to help you keep slim
May 05, 2009 |
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Researchers from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect.
Telephone counseling may be as effective as face-to-face counseling in weight loss maintenance
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone, according to a report in the November ...
Studies refute common stereotypes about obese workers
Jul 18, 2008 |
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New research led by a Michigan State University scholar refutes commonly held stereotypes that overweight workers are lazier, more emotionally unstable and harder to get along with than their "normal weight" colleagues.
Underweight and extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight, study finds
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight—but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight. Those are the findings of a new study published ...
New national adolescent weight control registry will recognize successful teen weight loss efforts
Jul 07, 2009 |
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 16 percent of children ages 6-19 years are overweight or obese - a number that has tripled since 1980.
Long-term treatment with proton pump inhibitor can increase weight
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common esophageal disorder, and frequently encountered in the primary care setting. Accumulating evidence has confirmed the excellent efficacy and safety of proton pump inhibitor ...
Weight discrimination could contribute to the glass ceiling effect for women, study finds (w/Video)
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Apr 07, 2009 |
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Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar.
